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The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

Name: The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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Author: Sean Wallace

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The Mammoth Book of Steampunk showcases the very best in the form of stories by Paul Di Filippo, Neil Gaiman, Cherie Priest, and many more.

An anthology that looks to the future through the lens of the past, these 30 mash-ups of past and future push the boundaries of steampunk.

This is steampunk with a modern, post-colonial sensibility. Contributors include: Jeff VanderMeer, Caitlín Kiernan, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jay Lake, Cherie Priest, Cat Rambo, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many more.

Contents:
Steampunk : looking to the future through the lens of the past / Ekaterina Sedia —
Fixing Hanover / Jeff VanderMeer —
The Steam Dancer (1896) / Caitlin R. Kierman —
Icebreaker / E. Catherine Tobler —
Tom Edison and his amazing telegraphic harpoon / Jay Lake —
The Zeppelin Conductors’ Society Annual Gentlemen’s Ball / Genevieve Valentine
Clockwork fairies / Cat Rambo —
The mechanical aviary of Emperor Jala-ud-din Muhammad Akbar / Shweta Narayan —
Prayers of forges and furnaces / Aliette de Bodard —
The effluent engine / N.K. Jemisin —
The clockwork goat and the smokestack magi / Peter M. Ball —
The armature of flight / Sharon Mock —
The anachronist’s cookbook / Catherynne M. Valente —
Numismatics in the reigns of Naranh and Viu / Alex Dally MacFarlane —
Zeppelin City / Eileen Gunn & Michael Swanwick —
The people’s machine / Tobias S. Buckell —
The hands that feed / Matthew Kressel —
Machine maid / Margo Lanagan —
To follow the waves / Amal El-Mohtar —
Clockmaker’s requiem / Barth Anderson —
Dr Lash remembers / Jeffrey Ford —
Lady Witherspoon’s solution / James Morrow —
Reluctance / Cherie Priest —
A serpent in the gears / Margaret Ronald —
The celebrated carousel of the Margravine of Blois / Megan Arkenberg —
Biographical notes to ”A discourse on the nature of causality, with air-planes” by Benjamin Rosenbaum / Benjamin Rosenbaum —
Clockwork chickadee / Mary Robinette Kowal —
Cinderella suicide / Samantha Henderson —
Arbeitskraft / Nick Mamatas —
To seek her fortune / Nicole Kornher-Stace —
The ballad of the last human / Lavie Tidhar.

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Contents

Introduction: “What Is Steampunk?” by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer

“The Cast Iron Kid” by Andrew Knighton
“The Steam Dancer (1896)” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
“The Anachronist’s Cookbook” by Catherynne M. Valente
“Tanglefoot” by Cherie Priest
“O One” by Chris Roberson
“Balfour and Meriwether in the Adventure of the Emperor’s Vengeance” by Daniel Abraham
“The Bold Explorer in the Place Beyond” by David Erik Nelson
“The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday” by Geoffery D. Falksen
“At the Intersection of Technology and Romance” by Jake von Slatt
“The Future of Steampunk: A Roundtable Interview” by Jeff and Ann VanderMeer
“Dr. Lash Remembers” by Jeffrey Ford
“Lost Pages From The Encyclopdia of Victoriana” by Jess Nevins
“As Recorded on Brass Cylinders: Adagio for Two Dancers” by Lisa Mantchev
“A Serpent in the Gears” by Margaret Ronald
“Machine Maid” by Margo Lanagan
“Which Is Mightier, the Pen or the Parasol?” by Gail Carriger
“The Unbecoming of Virgil Smythe” by Ramsey Shehadeh
“Wild Copper” by Samantha Henderson
“The Mechanical Aviary of Emperor Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar” by Shweta Narayan
“The Unblinking Eye” by Stephen Baxter
“Lovelace & Babbage” by Sydney Padua
“The Persecution Machine” by Tanith Lee
“Flying Fish (Prometheus)” by Vilhelm Bergsøe
“The Gernsback Continuum” by William Gibson

Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution

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27 fiction, 4 non-fiction entries imagine technology in Victorian era and philosophize on influences. Intro, bios, notes.
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“Harry and Marlowe and the Talisman of the Cult of Egil” by Carrie Vaughn
“Addison Howell and the Clockroach” by Cherie Priest
“On Wooden Wings” by Paolo Chikiamco
“Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham” by Lev Grossman
“The Heart Is the Matter” by Malissa Kent
“Mother Is a Machine” by Catherynne M. Valente
“Possession” by Ben Peek
“Beatrice” by Karin Tidbeck
“Arbeitskraft” by Nick Mamatas
“Study, for Solo Piano” by Genevieve Valentine
“Beside Calais” by Samantha Henderson
“An Exhortation to Young Writers (Advice Tendered by Poor Mojo’s Giant Squid)” by David Erik Nelson, Morgan Johnson, and Fritz Swanson
“A Handful of Rice” by Vandana Singh
“Fixing Hanover” by Jeff VanderMeer
“Salvage” by Margaret Ronald
“Urban Drift” by Andrew Knighton
“Ascension” by Leow Hui Min Annabeth
“Nowhere Fast” by Christopher Rowe
“The Effluent Engine” by N. K. Jemisin
“To Follow the Waves” by Amal El-Mohtar
“Captain Bells & the Sovereign State of Discordia” by JY Yang
“The Seventh Expression of the Robot General” by Jeffrey Ford
“The Stoker Memorandum” by Lavie Tidhar
“Smoke City” by Christopher Barzak
“Goggles (c.1910)” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
“Peace in Our Time” by Garth Nix
“White Fungus” by Bruce Sterling

Nonfiction
“Winding Down the House: Towards a Steampunk Without Steam” by Amal El-Mohtar
“Steampunk Shapes Our Future” by Margaret Killjoy
“From Airships of Imagination to Feet on the Ground” by Jaymee Goh
“The (R)Evolution of Steampunk” by Austin Sirkin

Steampunk Fairy Tales

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All of these stories and more are included in Steampunk Fairy Tales. Written by authors from three different continents, every enchanting tale combines the futuristic Victorian concept of steam and fashion with memorable stories, from the recognizable “Jack and the Beanstalk”, to other popular and unfamiliar works from Germany, France, Italy and Japan.

With steam driven gadgets such as mechanical goggles, hoverboards, and an orchestra of automatons. Steampunk Fairy Tales is a charming and unique collection of works for current lovers of the genre, and those just diving in.